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US 7,185,766 B2Granted
Skimmer
OwnerMichele Cooperinventor
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Abstract
A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container.
Claims1
A utensil comprising:
- a strainer;
- a stopper which is positioned above or below said strainer;
- a reservoir formed by combination of said strainer and said stopper;
- a handle which is attached to the strainer and/or reservoir;
- a stopper control rod used to position said stopper in an open or closed position;
- wherein said stopper comprises a plurality of solid hole plugs that are lifted above or lowered into holes in said strainer in tandem in order to open or close said strainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.